Trusting a scammer who claimed to be a brigadier general and could arrange an appointment for the position of deputy director of a hospital, a doctor in Hanoi was swindled out of more than 3,4 billion VND.
The head of the Administrative Organization Department of the Thai Binh Provincial Statistics Bureau has been arrested and detained for investigation into allegations of abusing his position to receive money for "job placement" and then misappropriating it.
Da Nang City police have arrested a man and a woman in connection with a case of impersonating police officers to scam people by promising to help them avoid prosecution and secure job transfers in order to extort money.
Nguyen Thi Mai, a freelance worker who boasted about being the future daughter-in-law of a Bắc Ninh provincial leader and being able to secure jobs at the Customs Department, defrauded people of over 8,7 billion VND.
Huynh Ngoc, a former official of the Central Vietnam Aviation Authority, has been arrested by the police for investigation into alleged fraud and misappropriation of property.
Mac Dang Thanh (residing in Lang Giang, Bac Giang province) impersonated the Deputy Director of the Central Internal Affairs Commission and defrauded individuals and businesses of nearly 10 billion VND.
Chiến boasted that he knew leaders in Da Nang City and could secure jobs or resettlement land for many people, thereby swindling hundreds of millions of dong from numerous individuals.
Since 2014, Van Huu Tuong boasted about being related to the Chairman of Da Nang City, knowing many businesses, and being able to secure jobs or buy houses at cheap prices, thereby defrauding and appropriating nearly 4 billion VND.
Claiming to be a relative of a Da Nang leader, Tuong scammed people out of more than 1,7 billion VND and 60.000 USD by promising jobs at Da Nang Airport and offering preferential land prices.
The Investigation Police Department of Ha Tinh Province has decided to prosecute a former army captain for embezzling 2 billion VND from citizens by promising to help them enroll in military and police schools.
The People's Court of Thua Thien Hue province recently tried and sentenced a former lecturer at Hue College of Education to 10 years in prison for "fraudulent appropriation of property".
Former Deputy Head of the Cao Bang City Party Committee's Organization Department, Le Hai Thuong, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for defrauding 28 people and appropriating 3,65 billion VND.
Hoa Huu Long impersonated a brigadier general in the army and, along with his accomplices, defrauded approximately 1.000 people who wanted to join the armed forces.
After failing to secure a police job for a villager's child in Bac Giang province with 300 million VND, the head of the commune's police force was arrested.
The police in Tinh Gia district (Thanh Hoa province) are investigating a fraud case involving an official from a training school for information and communication management officials.
The man who impersonated a police officer and defrauded billions of dong, and was on a nationwide wanted list, has surrendered to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Police.
By creating the image of a military general, Hoa Huu Long and his accomplices used sweet words and forged documents to entice thousands of people to give him money in exchange for securing jobs.
Believing in the title of "military major general" and "commander-in-chief of a secret company under the Ministry of Defense," over 1000 gullible people paid hundreds of billions of dong to the scammer in exchange for securing jobs.
After receiving 100 million VND as payment for job placement, a high school teacher in Nghe An province has not only failed to secure jobs as promised for over four years but has also pocketed the money from poor people.
Taking advantage of her father-in-law's position as Head of the Internal Affairs Department of Yen Thuy District (Hoa Binh Province), Bui Thi Dieu Thuy received 80 million VND as a deposit to "arrange" a job for Bui Thi Vi's niece, but she failed to deliver and did not return the money.
Khanh received 570 million VND from three people in Gia Lai to secure jobs for them, but failed to do so and did not return the money, leading the people to file complaints with the investigative authorities.
The elaborate scheme of Trieu Thi Thi (54 years old, residing in Dong Boi village, Vu Linh commune, Yen Binh district, Yen Bai province) was exposed when the victim, who was also Thi's business partner, filed a complaint with the police.
The wife of a police officer fabricated stories about knowing many "high-ranking officials" who could secure jobs in customs, police, aviation, and prestigious universities in order to swindle money.
An official from the Preschool Education Department of the Dak Nong Provincial Department of Education and Training received 800 million VND through a middleman who scammed people into believing he could secure jobs for them, and then misappropriated the money.
Despite having no ability to secure jobs, a former army lieutenant in Dak Lak received 2,631 billion VND from 16 people to help them get jobs and prolong the process, ultimately defrauding them of their money.
Despite having no ability to secure jobs, Hoa spread rumors that she knew many officials and could get people into government agencies, so she received 36 job applications along with 865 million VND before absconding.
Having received nearly 1,7 billion VND from households but failing to secure jobs for them, an official in the citizen reception office of the Dak Nong Provincial People's Committee has been sentenced to 7 years in prison.